Course curriculum

  • 1

    Financial Freedom Workshop Workbook

    • FFW Interior
  • 2

    Introduction

    • Introduction to Financial Freedom Workshop
    • Overview of Course Content
    • What is Financial Freedom
    • Six Steps to Financial Freedom
    • Why is this so hard?
    • Roadblocks to Financial Freedom
    • Character Components of Stewardship - Discipline and Self Control
    • God's Wisdom from God's Word
    • First big step toward Financial Freedom - Tracking Expenses
    • Difference between success and failure - Four Circles Concept
    • Week 1 Homework and Read through memory verse
  • 3

    Session 2

    • Tracking Expenses - Why it's important
    • The Benefits of a Spending Plan (Budget)
    • A Spending Plan is a spiritual issue
    • Spending Plan - How do we get started?
    • Spending Plan - Setting the ground rules
    • Spending Plan - Types of expenses and a plan for each
    • Spending Plan - Keys to success
    • Spending Plan - EXCEL Worksheets
    • Closing prayer, Week 2 homework, read through memory verse
    • Budget Worksheets
  • 4

    Session 3

    • Debt is a bigger problem than we realize
    • Biblical wisdom about debt
    • Types of debt
    • Debt - Gaining a new perspective
    • Debt - The Debt Snowball
    • The real cost of plastic.
    • Biblical Perspective - You can live without debt
    • Understanding your credit report and FICO score
    • Week 3 Homework and read through memory verse
  • 5

    Session 4

    • Choosing a lifestyle
    • Lifestyle is a spiritual decision, not a financial one
    • Financial-Emotional Types
    • The Lifestyle Box
    • Shrinking the Lifestyle Box
    • Why is this so difficult?
    • Categorizing expenses
    • More explanations of spreadsheets
    • Week 4 Homework and read through memory verse
  • 6

    Session 5

    • The Rich Man (Mark 10:17-31)
    • Three keys to success - Tips and suggestions
    • Benchmarking your spending
    • Cash-envelope system
    • Contentment and financial freedom
    • Personal financial profile
    • Week 5 Homework and read through memory verse
  • 7

    Session 6

    • Barriers to saving
    • Why is saving important?
    • Must-dos of successful saving
    • Saving versus investing
    • Saving for the future - why is it so hard?
    • Week 6 Homework and read through memory verse
  • 8

    Session 7

    • Importance of our decisions, and our yardsticks
    • Improving financial decisions
    • We each choose a path
    • Points to remember
    • Thoughts on giving
    • FInal review of Four Circles
    • Final illustration - The Freedom Bridge
    • Closing verse - Jeremiah 29:11-14, and closing prayer